During his traditional general audience, Pope Francis appeals for calm in Sri Lanka and for authorities to "listen to the aspirations of the people" as the island reels from deadly violence and rioting. The pontiff also spoke with the wives of Ukrainian soldiers fighting in Mariupol's Azovstal steelworks, who are asking him to intervene to "save the lives" of soldiers who have been besieged by Russian forces for several weeks. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES